Foot-warmer



No. 6|9,o45. Patented Feb. 7, |899.

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FOOT WARMER.

(Application Bled Apr. 18, 189B.)

(No Model.)

LTHO.. WASHINGTON, D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN V. KIRKLAND AND ROBERT SAMUEL KIRKLAND, OF SOUTH FULTON, TENNESSEE.

FOOT-WARM ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,045, dated February7, 1899.

Application filed April 18, 1898.

To @ZZ whom t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that we, JOHN V. KIRKLAND and ROBERT SAMUEL KIEKLAND,citizens of the United States, residing at South Fulton, in the countyof Obion and State of Tennes. see, have invented a new and useful Foot-Warmer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a heater lwhich can beutilized as a footwarmer, lantern, and means for keeping food at anydesired temperature, whereby it is made more wholesome and palatable.

The primary object of the invention is a portable heater to be used insleighs, buggies, and other vehicles and in apartments or other placesfor keeping the feet vwarm in extremely cold weather, the deviceinvolving a substantial structure and being strong and durable, so as tobe serviceable and effective for the purposes designed.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departingfromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of aheater constructed in accordance with and embodying the essentialfeatures of thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionthereof. Fig. 3 is a plan section of the complete heater about on theline X X of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The body of the stove may be of any size and form, dependent upon thecharacter and design of the heater, and, as shown, is oblong in plansection, with its ends rounded. A lamp 1 is located at one end of thebody 2 and is the means for generating the heat, which is utilized forwarming the feet and anything placed within the body 2. An opening isfits within the upper portion thereof.

Serial No. 678,056. (No model.)

formed in the end of the body adjacent to the lamp and is protected by aglass 3 or other transparent substance, so as to admit of the rays beingprojected to admit of objects being discerned and the way lighted.Openings 4 are provided in the end of the body close to its bottom andbeneath the glass 3 for the purpose of admitting air to the lamp forsupporting combustion.

The lamp may be secured. within the body in any desired manner, and, asshown, it is passed through an opening 5 in the bottom of the body 2 andis held in place by springcatches 6, as commonly practiced in the art ofconstructing lanterns and similar illuminating devices. The wick isadjusted by a shaft 7, which passes through an opening in the body andis provided at its outer end with a button in the ordinary manner.

The upper end of the body is closed by a cover 8, which has a dependingflange or rim to t within the body, and, this cover is manipulated bymeans of a handle 9, applied centrally thereto. The cover issecured fromaccidental displacement by means of hooks or like fasteningslO, appliedto the cover and adapted to engage with eyes 11, provided at the sidesof the body. to the under side of the cover and conforms approximatelyto the outline of the body 2 and A pipe 13 is placed within the drum 12,and a vertical branch 14 is pendent from one end thereof and is in linewith the lamp l and receives the burner thereof,so as to carry off theproducts of combustion. A second branch pipe 15 communicates with theopposite end of the horizontal pipe 13 and projects through an openingin the coverS and has the lower end of a ventpipe 16 fitted thereto, thedischarge end of the pipe 16 being protected by a hood or cap 17. Thependent branch 14: extends through an opening in the bottom portion ofthe drum 12 and is provided in its front side with an A drum 12 issecured opening which is covered by means of a glass 9 5 18 or othertransparent material. The glasscovered opening 18 is in register withthe opening 3 of the body 2, so as to admit of the light shining throughthe openings so as to be utilized in the manner set forth, thereby en-IOO abling the heater to be used in the capacity of a lantern, which isof great advantage. The drum 12 provides an extended surface forradiating heat and prevents the cover 8 from getting too hot and`burning articles of clothing coming in contact therewith.

The interior of the body can be used for Warming food or other articlesdesired to be kept Warm, and the food may be placed in a box 19 or otherreceptacle and the same located within the body, as indicated. Obviouslyas many boxes or receptacles 19 may be used as desired, thereby keepingdifferent articles of food separate, whereby the fiavor of one may notbe imparted to the other when confined in the heating-space of the body.

lVhen the lamp is lighted and the cover is in position, the hot air andproducts of combustion pass from the burner through the pendent branch14, horizontal pipe 13, and vetical pipe 15, heating the drum 12 and thespace Within the body 2. By controlling the flame the heat can beregulated as desired.

When used as a foot-warmer, the feet are placed upon the cover 8, and,if desired, a robe or other covering may placed over the feet and aroundthe heater without danger of being scorched or burned, thereby confiningthe heat and utilizing it to the best possible advantage.

Any food or article to be heated or kept warm may be placed directly inthe heatingspace of the body or inclosed in a box or receptacle 19,which latter is placed Within the body.

Should it be required to have a light, the device can be used in thecapacity of a lantern, inasmuch as the rays of light from the lamp areprojected through the registering openings 18 and 3, as will be readilycomprehended.

by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a portable heater or lamp-stove, the

combination of a body having its upper portion unobstructed throughoutits length and breadth and open at the top, a heater at one end of thebody, a removable cover closing the upper open end of the body, a drumsecured to the under side of and carried by the cover and filling theupper portion of the body, a horizontal pipe located Within the openingcovered by transparent material, a

lamp located Within the body at the end adjacent to said protectedopening, a removable cover for closing the top of the body and providedWith means for securing it thereto, a drum secured to the under side ofand carried by the cover and coextensive with and filling the upperportion of the body, a horizonal pipe closed at its ends and arrangedWithin the drum, a vertical pipe pendent from one end of the horizontalpipe and projecting below the drum to make detachable connection withthe lamp and having an opening in its front side in register with theopening in the end of the body, and a vertical outlet-pipe incommunication with the opposite end of the horizontal pipe andprojecting above the drum and cover, substantially as specified.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaliixed our signatures in thepresen'ce of two Witnesses.

J OI-IN V. KIRKLAND. R. SAMUEL KIRKLAND.

Witnesses:

M. A. DALTON, W. H. VINCENT.

